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or the final time this season, the No. 12 Penn State women's gymnastics team will take to the floor inside Rec Hall as they host Brockport, Iowa State and Penn on Senior Night. The Nittany Lions will begin competition at 4 p.m. Saturday, with a tribute to the seniors scheduled for after the conclusion of the meet.

The No. 4 Penn State men's gymnastics team is set to host its final home regular season dual meet of the season. The fourth-ranked Nittany Lions welcome the No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes to Rec Hall Friday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. Following the conclusion of the meet, the Nittany Lions will honor five seniors.

The No. 2 Penn State men's gymnastics team travels Champaign, Ill., to take on No. 3 Illinois Saturday, Feb. 14 at 5 p.m. inside Huff Hall. This is first Big Ten road meet for the Nittany Lions. Penn State enters the contest at 7-0 (2-0 Big Ten), while Illinois 9-0 (5-0 Big Ten) on the year.

After eclipsing the 197-point mark for the first time in 2015, No. 11 Penn State women's gymnastics will look to build off of that when they welcome No. 24 Ohio State to Rec Hall for the annual Flip for the Cure meet at 4 p.m. Both teams will don their pink leotards in support of breast cancer awareness.

The Big Ten Women's Gymnastics Freshman of the Week award has settled into Happy Valley for the third time in 2015, as Penn State freshman Briannah Tsang (Vancouver, British Columbia) earned her third honor of the season after winning the all-around last Saturday vs. Michigan State.

Following a week off from competition, the No. 3 Penn State men's gymnastics team returns to Rec Hall for a Friday night showdown with No. 7 Ohio State. The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes will meet at 7 p.m. Friday night and the meet will be aired on the Big Ten Network Saturday at noon.

For the second time in 2015, Penn State freshman Briannah Tsang (Vancouver, British Columbia) was selected as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after setting a career-high and capturing the all-around title vs. Maryland on Saturday (Jan. 24).

Penn State entered the top 10 of the national rankings for the first time since Feb. 20, 2012 and the No. 9 Nittany Lions will look to continue their solid start to the season when they travel to No.14 Illinois for another Big Ten early season test on Saturday, Jan. 31.

A season-high score of 196.025 was not enough last weekend at No. 8 Nebraska, but No. 13 Penn State will look to collect their first Big Ten victory of the season when they host Maryland at 4 p.m. on Saturday at Rec Hall. The meet will be a double dual; with the No. 2 men’s program hosting No. 7 Michigan, as well.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- After helping the No. 6 Penn State men's gymnastics team to its 16th West Point Open team title last weekend, junior Alexis Torres (Catano, Puerto Rico) was named the Big Ten Co-Gymnast of the Week and Thad Lawson (Chesapeake, Va.) garnered the Big Ten Freshman of the Week award, as announced by the conference Monday afternoon. This is the first career award for both Torres and Lawson.

After competing on the road last weekend, the No. 4 Penn State men’s gymnastics team returns home to host No. 5 Michigan Saturday, Jan. 24 at 4 p.m. The Penn State women will also be competing at the same time in a double-dual format, as they compete against Maryland. This is the conference-opener for the both Penn State and Michigan.

The No. 6 Penn State men's gymnastics team is heading to West Point, N.Y., this weekend for the 24th annual West Point Open hosted by Army. The West Point Open takes place inside the Christl Arena on Friday and Saturday, with both nights starting at 7 p.m.

After opening the season with a quad-meet victory at home, No. 15 Penn State will hit the road for its Big Ten opener at No. 8 Nebraska on Saturday, Jan. 17. The meet will be aired live on the Big Ten Network.

The Penn State men's and women's gymnastics programs will host the fifth annual Blue-White Showcase on Friday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. inside Rec Hall. Admission to the event is free, but fans are encouraged to bring a toy to donate to Toys for Tots.